Hand rest



June 5, 1923. 11,457,958

c. A. BOOKER HAND RES T Filed Dec. 15, 1 921 Patented June 5, i923.

CHARLIE-SA.

ROCKER, 0F MINIER, ILLINOIS.

HAND REST.

Application filed December 15, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHAnLns A, BOOKIER, a citizen the United States of America, and resident of: Minier, in the county of Tiaaewell and State of Illinois, have in vented certain new and useful improvements in Hand Rests, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a hand support which may be moved during the process of writing, in order that the user may move his hand over the surface of paper to insure the freedom of action of his fingers during the manipulation of a pen or pencil; and. the

said device is intended to facilitate penmanship in that it minimizes the friction between the hand and the surface over which the hand must move during the writing operation.

An object of this invention is to produce. a novel device of the character indicated which will be comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and which will act as a cradle or support for the hand while writing, the said device being provided with an antifriction base Contact which will augment the freedom of action of the hand, as stated.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination ot parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the acornpanying drawings forming part of this application wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 illustrates a view in perspective, showing the hand support as it will appear in practice;

Figure 2 illustrates top plan view therei ure 3 illustrates sectional view of the device, and

Figure 4: illustrates an enlarged detailed sectional view thereof.

In these drawings 5 denotes the body oi the support which forms what might be termed a cradle, the said body having one portion extending at an angle to the other portion on each side of the center or on each side of a line approximately the center of the said body, and the said body has a plate Serial 1T0. 522,628.

8 attached to it at the edge of the plate, said plate being apertured to receive a shank 6 on which a ball 7 is mounted, which ball is intended to ride over the base or surface on which the writing is to be done whether the said base a book, desk or tablet of paper. In the present embodiment of the invention, the shank extends through the plate and an enlargement 9 on the shank lies between the body 5 and said plate to prevent the disasso ciation of the said shank and body. It is shown that the plate is bulged or outwardly curved to form clearance for the ball or enlargement 9.

As the body is preferably made of resilient material, but of such strength as to retain its shape after it has been given the proper contour, the said body may be pro duced by the usual stamping processes. This results in the production of the device inexpensively, and, of course, the plate and the parts associated with it can be assen'ibled and attached to the body by any suitable means.

In the manufacture of the hand rest, the shank is inserted through the plate 8 and thereafter the ball is formed on the outer endoi the shank in any appropriate way. The plate is then secured .to the body by rivets or the like, or by soldering.

I claim:

1. in a hand rest tor use in writing, a body having an angularly disposed portion on each side of the center forming a cradle, a plate attached to the outer surface of the body at approximately the center thereof, the said plate having its central portion free from the body and curved outwardly to form a clearance between the plate and the body, an anti.i"riction member, a shank carried thereby, said shank extending through the plate, and an enlargement on the inner end of the shank located between the plate and the body,

2. In a hand rest for use in writing, a cradle-like body, a plate secured to the outer surface thereof at the edges of the said plate, the central portion of the plate being free from the body, a shank extending through the plate, means for securing the shank in place, and an anti-friction element on the outer end of the shank.

CHARLES A. BOUKER. 

